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In the year 1998
656 Notable deaths
Lev Dyomin
Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998).
Born January 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Maria Mercè Marçal
Spanish poet, professor, writer and translator.
Born November 13th, 1952 in Barcelona.
Died July 5th, 1998 at 45 years old in Barcelona (metastatic breast cancer).
Kea Bouman
Dutch tennis player (1903–1998).
Born November 23rd, 1903 in Almelo.
Died November 17th, 1998 at 94 years old in Delden.
Johannes Kotkas
Estonian wrestler and sportsperson (1915–1998).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Kodijärve Rural Municipality.
Died May 8th, 1998 at 83 years old in Tallinn.
Juan José Nogués
Spanish footballer (1909–1998).
Born March 28th, 1909 in Borja.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 89 years old in Palma.
Nisim Aloni
Israeli playwright and translator.
Born August 24th, 1926 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
Jean Shiley
Athletics competitor.
Born November 20th, 1911 in Harrisburg.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Genrich Altshuller
Soviet inventor and writer (1926–1998).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1998 at 71 years old in Petrozavodsk (Parkinson's disease).
Marcel Pourbaix
Belgian electrochemist and corrosion specialist (1904–1998).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Aleksin.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 94 years old in Uccle.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin